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Ethics of Clinical Research

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Ethics, an essential dimension of human research, is considered both a discipline and practice. For clinical research, ethically justified criteria for the design, conduct and review of a clinical investigation can be identified by obligations to both the researcher and human subjects. Informed consent, confidentiality, privacy, privileged communication and respect and responsibility are key elements of ethics in research [1].

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  1. Medical Faculty, ENT Department, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, ENT Department, Eskisehir, Turkey

    Cemal Cingi

  2. ENT Department, Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale, Turkey

    Nuray Bayar Muluk

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Cingi, C., Muluk, N.B. (2017). Ethics of Clinical Research. In: Quick Guide to Good Clinical Practice . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44344-7_16

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